Politics
Declassified documents show Spain's intelligence issued warnings before Ceuta crisis
Hindustan Times · 2 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on Hindustan Times
AI SUMMARY
Declassified documents reveal that Spain's intelligence agency issued multiple warnings about a potential migrant crossing prior to the Ceuta border crisis, undermining the prime minister's previous claims.
- Spain's national intelligence agency issued multiple warnings before the late July border crisis in Ceuta.
- Declassified government documents include letters, WhatsApp transcripts, internal charts, and law enforcement reports.
- The files appear to contradict Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's statements regarding the level of prior warning his government received.
- On July 29, intelligence sent a WhatsApp alert to the government's delegation in Ceuta warning of a social media call for an assault on the border.
- Similar warnings about Facebook and WhatsApp groups encouraging attempts were sent to Spain's Civil Guard on the same day.
- More than 72,000 people began pouring into the Spanish city starting July 30.
- Sánchez's office rejected the notion that the documents showed prior warning of a mass crossing of that specific magnitude.
- Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska acknowledged at the time that authorities were facing an extraordinary and exceptional situation.
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